Memorable quotes for
Face the Music (1954)

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James 'Brad' Bradley: Strangest feeling in the back of my neck that somebody might throw a knife at me any minute.
Barbara Quigley: Turn your back to the wall and there won't be room for anybody to throw anything.
James 'Brad' Bradley: I feel like I've had my back to the wall ever since I set foot in this country.

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Maxine Halbard: How long do you like your spaghetti cooked?
James 'Brad' Bradley: Oh... about... about ten inches. Have you lived here all your life?
Maxine Halbard: Not yet.

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Maxine Halbard: The night's a kitten. Let's give her some milk.
James 'Brad' Bradley: What's this?
Maxine Halbard: Sherry - nice and dry and Spanish.
James 'Brad' Bradley: I like mine wet.
Maxine Halbard: The only other thing you can have is water.
James 'Brad' Bradley: Oh, no, no, no. Never touch it - unhygenic.
Maxine Halbard: Drink up and don't talk.

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James 'Brad' Bradley: I gotta go.
Maxine Halbard: Why?
James 'Brad' Bradley: Ask the clock.

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James 'Brad' Bradley: [narrating as he enters a dingy club] This didn't look like a safe place to take your mother. In fact, it looked like a place you leave horizontally or not at all.

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James 'Brad' Bradley: [apologizing after being bumped into the musicians] Can I, uh, can I get you a drink to make it up?
Barbara Quigley: I wouldn't use force to stop you.
[as Brad is walking away]
Barbara Quigley: Ask the man for the bottle!
[he does a double take]
James 'Brad' Bradley: [sarcastically, to the bartender] If I asked her if she wanted a smoke, do you think she'd order a flamethrower?
Bartender: Ask her and see.

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